hiatal hernia?

Question

Can it feel like there is something just sitting on the top of your stomach as well as it feeling like there is a ball in your back?

Answer 1

Yup! Most docs will tell you it doesn't hurt but I can tell you from experience it can hurt and cause weird sensations as well as acid reflux. I've only had acid problems a few times but the feeling that either your stomach is completely empty and you need to eat or you're too full and it hurts I've had too many times to count. See your doc and see what he recommends. I've had chiropractic adjustments to slide mine back in place and it helps immediately. He also gave me some exercises I can do at home that help.

Answer 2

This is the medical definition..........
Protrusion of the stomach upward into the mediastinal cavity through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm.
Mediastinum...in the middle....a septum or cavity between two principal portions of an organ..such as the cartilage separating your nostrils.
A hernia is a failure of certain normal openings to close during development; weakness resulting from debilitating illness, old age, or pregnancy, or lifting heavy loads.
Usually you will have acid reflux after eating or drinking , this can be because you drank your liquid too fast. Or eating too much.
Try eating slower and once you feel full stop. Eat 6 small meals instead of 3 large ones, so you are never really hungry.
It won't just sit there on top of your stomach, it will come up eventually when you burp.
Hopes this help.

Answer 3

I went to the doctor this morning and found out I had a hiatal hernia, although my only symptom was chest pains occasionally after eating. She said that if the pain is strong enough, you can feel it in your back and most pain is at the diaphragm and in the chest. Hearburn is also a symptom, which I do not have. Eating less, spreading out your meals, and slowing down to let your food digest will usually fix it naturally.

Answer 4

Not usually.
Hiatal hernia is more associated with acid reflux/GERD.
Other than that I am not aware of any other symptoms but that is not to say it couldn't be possible but I would come closer to thinking it is a diaphram symptom.

Answer 5

I have never heard of anyone complain of feelings in the back. Nor that something is on top of your stomach. What it feels like is that part of your stomach is above your diaphragm. You can feel like food moves slowly down your esophagus. You would also feel like acid from the stomach goes up your esophagus and that you have indigestion

Answer 6

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Answer 7

yes